Around 9 a.m., officers tried to catch a man and woman suspected of carjacking an 81-year-old woman. A chase unfolded, with authorities tailing the pair from northeast Albuquerque all the way downtown. At one point, the offenders blew a red light, nearly T-boning a gray car.

The chase also featured the offenders traveling on the wrong side of the road into oncoming traffic and jumping a curb to get around drivers stopped at a light.

One woman walking her dog said she was almost run over by the suspects, having to jump out of the way to save her life.

"He about ran over me and the dog speeding down the street," said Marlene Tucker. "He ran the stop sign and just kept speeding."

She said it got worse from there.

"He almost hit a lady getting out of the back seat of her car, she must have been at least 80," Tucker said. "He almost mowed her down, too!"

The pair eventually made their way back up to Zuni and Louisiana Boulevard, taking a wrong turn down a dead-end alley. They fled on foot to a nearby auto shop, with the man returning to the vehicle momentarily to retrieve something.

SWAT officers moved in at about 12:30 p.m., and at some point a flash-bang grenade was deployed. The woman gave herself up to authorities, but the man remained in the auto shop.

The woman has been identified as Alisha Lopez, 28.

The man was taken into custody after about eight hours. He's been identified as Martin Duran, 36.

Police said he was hiding in a loft.

There were a number of victims as a result of the chaos, including the older woman who was originally thrown to the ground and carjacked. The woman’s son said she is OK and resting after an interview with Albuquerque police.

She was on her way to a church women’s group when the carjacking occurred. The Rev. Jerry Carlson said he believes they were following her.

“I guess a lady got out of her car and the gentleman got right out and had the gun to her chest and said, ‘Give me your car keys,’” said Carlson, who is with Temple Baptist Church. "He almost knocked her door off!"

Though she complied, sources say the male suspect still threw her to the ground before taking off with her car, phone and purse.

Police said they're thankful no drivers or pedestrians were injured during the car chase, and that a very violent situation ended peacefully.

Santa Fe police said Lopez was caught on camera about a week ago pulling a gun on a gas station clerk. She got away with about $50 in cash, they said, adding they've been looking for her ever since.

Albuquerque police said Duran was arrested, charged and booked in June when he had an actively felony warrant for armed robbery. They said he was in a stolen car.

Duran has convictions for extortion, breaking and entering, assault and false imprisonment on his record. He also has nine felony charges pending.

And this isn't the first time they've committed crimes together, according to authorities. This year, on two separate occasions, the pair called cabs in Albuquerque then robbed rivers using a gun, investigators said.

KOAT Action 7 News is following this story and will update it as soon as more information is available. Reporters Royale Da and Laura Thoren contributed to this report.